How do you usually park?
 

so as I pulled into work today from lunch, I decided to back into a spot, but thats not really my go to play, usually its front first, but I know some people that are always backing in, whats your standard line.

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It depends. My standard play is to go in forward, but if it's tight, I might have to back it in.

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Most people who back in lose time. It is easier (and quicker) to back out of a spot than to back in, and about the same time to pull in forward or leave forward.

Also, they are usually anoying weenies who get in your way, like the jackass who sits blocking the lane waiting for someone to put their stuff in their car and pull out to get the "good spot" when there are more open spots just a few yards away.

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It depends. My standard play is to go in forward, but if it's tight, I might have to back it in.

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I don't understand. It's easier to back out into a big open space than to back into a small tight space.

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Most people who back in lose time. It is easier (and quicker) to back out of a spot than to back in, and about the same time to pull in forward or leave forward.

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this is only true if you suck at backing up, like most women. if you've ever spent any serious amount of time driving a forktruck you would understand how easy (and often more convenient) it is to back in. forktrucks have rear-wheel steering to make it easier to get into tight spaces.

that being said, i pull straight in at home, and back in at work.

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Generally backing in. That way if there is ever a starter problem or whatever it is easier to get under the vehicle.

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city life - parallel parking

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Most people who back in lose time. It is easier (and quicker) to back out of a spot than to back in, and about the same time to pull in forward or leave forward.

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this is only true if you suck at backing up, like most women.

that being said, i pull straight in at home, and back in at work.

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I would say most people suck at this. There are those who don't, and they only lose the time it takes to pull past the spot and hit reverse. Those people don't bug me.

Also, the "going the wrong way up a parking aisle with slanted spots and backing in" is a fine manoever, though it is funny to watch people who go the wrong way and try to go in forward.

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It depends. My standard play is to go in forward, but if it's tight, I might have to back it in.

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I don't understand. It's easier to back out into a big open space than to back into a small tight space.

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The answer depends on the space between the 'aisles' of cars - not the width of the space between two individual cars.

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don't understand. It's easier to back out into a big open space than to back into a small tight space.

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If you back in you can approach at a better angle than if you go head in.

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Also, the "going the wrong way up a parking aisle with slanted spots and backing in" is a fine manoever, though it is funny to watch people who go the wrong way and try to go in forward.

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oh, this is so very true.

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It depends. My standard play is to go in forward, but if it's tight, I might have to back it in.

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I don't understand. It's easier to back out into a big open space than to back into a small tight space.

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I'm talking when it's too tight to pull in forward without prairie dogging it.

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Standard is headfirst, but I probably back in more than most people.

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I try to find the 2 empty spots at work so I can drive through to the back spot. So I guess head first.

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Most people who back in lose time. It is easier (and quicker) to back out of a spot than to back in, and about the same time to pull in forward or leave forward.

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this is only true if you suck at backing up, like most women.

that being said, i pull straight in at home, and back in at work.

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I would say most people suck at this. There are those who don't, and they only lose the time it takes to pull past the spot and hit reverse. Those people don't bug me.

Also, the "going the wrong way up a parking aisle with slanted spots and backing in" is a fine manoever, though it is funny to watch people who go the wrong way and try to go in forward.

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The biggest potential downside to going past and then backing in is if you allow someone to come in from behind you and steal the spot.

I love my compact car - it allows me to fit into damn near any parking space going the right way or the wrong way. I park wherever the hell I damn well please.

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Valet.

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Generally backing in. That way if there is ever a starter problem or whatever it is easier to get under the vehicle.

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If this really is a concern, there are jumper cables long enough to reach as long as you're not driving a pick-up or some other super long vehicle.

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Generally backing in. That way if there is ever a starter problem or whatever it is easier to get under the vehicle.

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If this really is a concern, there are jumper cables long enough to reach as long as you're not driving a pick-up or some other super long vehicle.

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Those won't help if it's a STARTER problem.

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Ive never ever backed it in, I dont believe, I really dont see the point of it.

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Generally backing in. That way if there is ever a starter problem or whatever it is easier to get under the vehicle.

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If this really is a concern, there are jumper cables long enough to reach as long as you're not driving a pick-up or some other super long vehicle.

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Those won't help if it's a STARTER problem.

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Yeah, I guess you're right. In this case, then I guess I'm going to suggest that if this is such a problem, they do have places where you can buy a new car.

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I usually back in, and I'm the first such vote!?

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Ive never ever backed it in, I dont believe, I really dont see the point of it.

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That's probably what my mom would say, or most women her age.

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Ive never ever backed it in, I dont believe, I really dont see the point of it.

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Have you never had to park your car in a real tight spot with not much room for maneuvering?

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Generally backing in. That way if there is ever a starter problem or whatever it is easier to get under the vehicle.

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If this really is a concern, there are jumper cables long enough to reach as long as you're not driving a pick-up or some other super long vehicle.

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Those won't help if it's a STARTER problem.

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Yeah, I guess you're right. In this case, then I guess I'm going to suggest that if this is such a problem, they do have places where you can buy a new car.

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Or new starters even.

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Ive never ever backed it in, I dont believe, I really dont see the point of it.

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I back into my space in my parking garage at my apartment complex. The reason is because the left hand side of my parking space is a wall. If I want to park head-in and far enough away from the wall so I can comfortably get in and out of my car then I end up parking too close to the car in the neighboring space. So I park rear-in to put the passenger side doors extremely close to the wall giving me ample room to get in and out of my car and load and unload my car on the driver's side.

This is an unusual circumstance, I would imagine.

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Head first. You leave yourself open to a potential "steal" when you back in.

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Head first. You leave yourself open to a potential "steal" when you back in.

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what?

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Head first. You leave yourself open to a potential "steal" when you back in.

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what?

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In order to back in, you need to drive past the open spot, leaving room for someone to pull in behind you.

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If its a normal parking lot type setup I almost never back in. I have done it in the past to get into a really tight space, but in general I do my best to avoid parking in spaces like that. I might be able to squeeze in and open my door without denting anybody, but I don't trust the other drives that much. Especially because my car is low to the ground, in tight spots I'm always afraid some idiot in an SUV is going to give me a nice dent (because his/her bumper goes completely over mine) while trying to get into the spot next to (and probably won't even notice).

If the lot is on a hill I'll back in so that I don't have to do a hill-start in reverse. Also, anytime I park on the side of road (not parallel parking) I'll usually back in so that when I leave I don't have to back into traffic (this is actually required by law in a lot of the angle spaces here). With my motorcycle I always back it up to the curb for the same reason.

I agree that most people suck at backing up and should practice it more.

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I drive a wide vehicle. I park away from everyone else if I can and back in so when the rest of the parking garage fills up, it's easier to leave.

Most people are very inconsiderate, and it's a bitch to back out of a very tight space in my ride.

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Most people are very inconsiderate, and it's a bitch to back out of a very tight space in my Sherman Heavy Infantry Vehicle.

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It depends. My standard play is to go in forward, but if it's tight, I might have to back it in.

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yeah, sometimes you just need to stick it in the back. What was the original question?

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Most people are very inconsiderate, and it's a bitch to back out of a very tight space in my Sherman Heavy Infantry Vehicle.

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busted.

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I try to find the 2 empty spots at work so I can drive through to the back spot. So I guess head first.

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I leave that decision to my driver. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

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so as I pulled into work today from lunch, I decided to back into a spot, but thats not really my go to play, usually its front first, but I know some people that are always backing in, whats your standard line.

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Front first, that's how you park when you're pulling a bank job!

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Backing in is usually better. Because the front wheels turn, it's actually easier to get into and out of a parking spot if you back in. Also, visibility is better when coming out of the spot, and for crowded events where everybody's leaving at the same time, it's easier to squeeze into traffic if you're heading out instead of backing out.

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Uh oh. Go check if you're no. 400000.

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Front first, that's how you park when you're pulling a bank job!

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That's gold Jerry, gold!